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    The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

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Because he has
helped abuse lab animals
in speaking normally
or ex cathedra
millions of Catholics
define themselves as
ex read more

Because he has
helped abuse lab animals
in speaking normally
or ex cathedra
millions of Catholics
define themselves as
ex cath.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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The cord breaketh at last by the weakest pull.

The cord breaketh at last by the weakest pull.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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Even the weakest is thrust to the wall.

Even the weakest is thrust to the wall.

by John Scogin Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

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People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come read more

People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

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Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!

Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!

by Amy Lowell Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.

We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.

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